stopped

Example Sentences

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But for the past half-decade, negotiations between the union and Starbucks have started and stopped.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Silicon Valley has stopped talking politics—except for this Google executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In the 52nd minute of the game on 22 March, with play already stopped as Newcastle player Sven Botman was receiving treatment, Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka ran over to speak to Taylor.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The mischievous thieving monkey Ukiki is once again trying to make off with the belongings of a passerby when he is stopped by another traveler: Princess Daisy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But it stopped for Tante Jans, brakes squealing, horses nearly falling over one another, and the driver tipped his tall hat as she swept aboard.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom